Valentine's Day Love Bug

The idea to create a LOVE BUG was inspired from a visitor
 to our Facebook page.

This specific idea comes from: kaboose.com.

A Creative Way to Say Thank You!

Looking for a creative and inexpensive way to say THANK YOU?

Check this out!

(This idea is borrowed from Tales of a Volunteer Teacher: http://irishinghana.blogspot.com)

Teacher Appreciation Week

 Teacher Appreciation Week for 2011 is May 2-May 6th.

Here are a few ideas! It's not too early to start planning!

Year	Teacher Appreciation Week	Teacher Appreciation Day
2009	May 4 - May 8	Tuesday, May 5
2010	May 3 - May 7	Tuesday, May 4
2011	May 2 - May 6	Tuesday, May 3
2012	May 7 - May 11	Tuesday, May 8
2013	May 6 - May 10	Tuesday, May 7
2014	May 5 - May 9	Tuesday, May 6
2015	May 4 - May 8	Tuesday, May 5

 If you haven't checked out Vistaprint.com....Click HERE.

Each day, this company offers free item with free personalization (you pay the shipping and handling).

Here are the pen and teacher stamp that I created.  I paid a total of: $6.50.  What a deal!

Make and Take your own Fossils

Make your own Fossil:

Materials: 

Model Magic Clay 

(Michael's and JoAnn's sell the large tub.....don't forget your 40%off coupon.)

Objects to press into the clay to create fossils. 

(shells and other textured objects work well)

Watercolor Paints

Photo from: http://www.crayola.com

This project works great because the students can take their projects home before they are thoroughly dried. I just put them into sandwich bags and tell them to take them out to dry at home. 

We have also made pencil toppers with this product. 

Photo and directions are located here. 

 

This clay also works great for other projects.  If you are not familiar with this product, check it out here! It dries in 24 hours, is not too messy, can be colored with markers or paint.  We love to blend a small portion of clay with a few dabs of marker to create colored clay.  It also floats when dried.  Wonderful stuff!

Spring Caterpillar Pencils

Pencil craft: Create a caterpillar pencil

Photo from: www.easy-child-crafts.com

 Photo from: http://www.craftster.org

Materials:  a variety of medium sized pom-poms, pencils, google eyes, and crafts glue (I prefer Aleenes Tacky Glue).